Poll Question:
Should Tampa drop Richards, is he jsut too inconsistent for them? What should they do?

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Guest8815 ( )

Posted - 11/05/2007 : 15:38:01

I say trade at the deadline because he is a pretty clutch off-season performer and Tampa could make alot off him as a rental player. Even though Tampa will probably make the play-offs, in my mind they aren't contenders.

Brad Richards is a good hockey player who plays it a bit soft. He's another Alex Tanguay to me. Better than average talent, but maybe lacking a bit of heart on a day-to-day basis. He is a clutch player, though, when he decides to be. Remember, he's a Conn Smythe Trophy winner. They don't give that to chimps.

I'd trade him at the deadline before his next UFA contract, because someone would take a chance on his playoff successes of the past.

Would he not be difficult to trade considering his salary? I could be wrong, but he's not worth what he makes to the Lightning, why would he command premium salary with any other team? (Not quite sure his exact salary, but I know he's one of the top earners in the NHL.)

Difficult to trade in some circumstances. If a team like Pittsburgh, for example, has a realistic shot at the Cup and the Lightning are out, the Pens have cap space (8 mil, I believe) short-term. I could see a gun for hire deal like that being made, just to dump his salary if you are Lightning. Pittsburgh may only use him for a few months, and then let him go.

Well, in my opinion, Brad Richards is an excellent player who just doesn't always give his best effort. And the reason for it, I believe, is he does not play on the top line. Most players who should be on the #1 line, and are not, due to one reason or another (in this case St. Louis and Lecav,) he does not get to play where he wants and it likely brings his game down. If you put him on the top line, I think he'd perform much better. Yes, he has Prospal. I'm not knocking prospal, but he's not St. Luis or Lecav.

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Guest5643 ( )

Posted - 11/16/2007 : 12:57:19

I would take richards in a heart beat, he is a great play maker, skilled offensively and is doing it with just about anyone that he is lined up with. Can u imagine if he had Vinny or St.louis on his line not just for PP, Prospal is also on With Vinny most of the time. Richards is just stuck with lack of talent to work with. He has only missed 2 games his whole career and logs 26-28 minutes a night, while just under point per game stats, if thats someone u wanna trade u deserve to get fired as a GM

Guest4912 ( )

Posted - 11/16/2007 : 13:59:23

Sadly, Brad Richards is a very talented hockey player, and has been under much pressure for that hefty contract, so maybe he should get out of TB and make some other team spend near 8 Million on a prominent SECOND liner

I think they should let him go at the end of the season. They can a,lso trade him at the deadline fopr some prospects, if anybody wants the guy for 8 mil. The they can just sign a couple good UFA's during the offseason.

Sadly, Brad Richards is a very talented hockey player, and has been under much pressure for that hefty contract, so maybe he should get out of TB and make some other team spend near 8 Million on a prominent SECOND liner

Ya, and next I'll hear that Marleau is also a 2nd line player and that Emery and Gerber are both back up goalies.

Hmm, a point a game guy, logs tons of minutes, plays PP and PK, averages a minor penalty every 4 games. Why would you want to do anything but play that guy?? Getting rid of him would be stupid in my opinion.

Here is a list of the top 20 paid guys in the league based on the 07/08 salaries. How many of them do the things I said above as well as Richards does??The only guys on the list I would take over Richards are Lecavalier, Lidstrom, and Iginla. Maybe Sakic.

Sadly, Brad Richards is a very talented hockey player, and has been under much pressure for that hefty contract, so maybe he should get out of TB and make some other team spend near 8 Million on a prominent SECOND liner

Ya, and next I'll hear that Marleau is also a 2nd line player and that Emery and Gerber are both back up goalies.

Hmm, a point a game guy, logs tons of minutes, plays PP and PK, averages a minor penalty every 4 games. Why would you want to do anything but play that guy?? Getting rid of him would be stupid in my opinion.

Here is a list of the top 20 paid guys in the league based on the 07/08 salaries. How many of them do the things I said above as well as Richards does??The only guys on the list I would take over Richards are Lecavalier, Lidstrom, and Iginla. Maybe Sakic.